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单词 thalweg
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
thal•weg  (täl′veg, -vāk),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a line, as drawn on a map, connecting the lowest points of a valley.
  2. Law[Chiefly Internat. Law.]the middle of the main navigable channel of a waterway that serves as a boundary line between states.
  • German, equivalent. to Thal, now obsolete spelling, spelled of Tal valley (cognate with dale) + Weg way1
  • 1860–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
thalweg, talweg /ˈtɑːlvɛɡ/ n rare
  1. the longitudinal outline of a riverbed from source to mouth
  2. the line of steepest descent from any point on the land surface
Etymology: 19th Century: from German, from Thal valley + Weg way, path
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